2026 Low-Key Hillclimbs

Week 1 - Montebello

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Welcome back, climbers! Low Key season is here at last.

Great turnout for the first week of the season, including a very solid turnout for the group ride/mass start! We all suffered together in the heat. Times were a bit slower as a result, but still a great day on the mountain.

Results

LKHC KOM record: 23:29 (Erik Levinsohn, 2025)  |  LKHC QOM record: 29:06 (Katheryn Curi, 2022)

Individual

Female

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Orthja EfingerAlto Velo36:5488.81
Haley Holan38:2287.092
Melinda LuGrizzly Peak Cyclists38:2886.983
Suzanne Farrell39:4185.634
Mai MeowClimb ToT40:3484.75
Heather PeckLos Gatos Bicycle Racing Club (LGBRC)43:0782.156
Andrea CherniakMurder Hornets43:3181.777
Yvonne WalbroehlPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles44:0881.28
Teri GaneWEDU NorCal / CVC44:2280.999
janene oMurder Hornets44:5480.5110
Natalie TAlto Velo45:2680.0311
Kate BergeronLos Gatos Bicycle Racing Club (LGBRC)45:3579.912
Dagmar Beyerlein48:2977.4713
Jennifer MacGouganPartners in Climb50:0076.2914
Christina J51:3275.1515
Amy SegerenPartners in Climb56:4671.616
Mariah Ramirez58:4270.4117
Lee DPartners in Climb58:4570.3818
Annamarie Marsh LouiePartners in Climb1:05:4966.4919
Gowri GPartners in Climb1:08:0265.420
Irene ChowPartners in Climb1:08:2465.2321
Diana GarbarinoSilicon Valley Triathlon Club1:08:5265.022
Stella HackellLow-Key1:14:0862.6523
Kat ChenPartners in Climb1:28:0057.524
Meredith ForsterPartners in Climb1:31:2856.425

Male

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Brad LTMG25:5595.191
Andrew ErnstAlto Velo25:5695.162
Hoss HayatiAlto Velo27:5791.663
Wil GibbWil and the Gibblets28:5590.124
Donald HersamSpeedblock Terun Cycling29:0289.945
Chris PeckEveryday Heroes Real Estate29:1189.76
Chris RitchieTMG29:1289.687
Matin MassoudiAlto Velo29:3089.228
Trevor Collet29:3089.229
Charlie Stahl29:5588.610
Nat GreenTMG29:5688.5711
Phillip Maierpagemilling.com30:0888.2812
Kevin KauffmanWil and the Gibblets30:2787.8213
Adam BeliveauWil and the Gibblets30:2887.7914
Dan PannellWEDU NorCal / CVC30:4887.3215
Charlie KlineStanford30:5287.2216
Jack LundWil and the Gibblets31:0886.8517
David ChangWGMR32:2485.1318
Bill LaddishWEDU NorCal / CVC32:2485.1319
Matthew Kramer32:2885.0520
Ian Francisco33:0084.3621
Jamey Slaton ⓋMurder Hornets33:0184.3422
David Collet33:2683.8123
Peter BlausteinTMG33:2983.7524
Hannon AyerAlto Velo33:3183.725
Shai TraisterAlto Velo33:3283.6826
Dmitry AnoshinSan Jose Bicycle Club33:3383.6627
Connor MackeyFoothill Fridays34:0583.0128
Christopher BonillaSpeedblock Terun Cycling34:2382.6429
Simon Bernal34:3282.4630
Oliver Kingpagemilling.com34:3382.4431
Allan SherlockEveryday Heroes Real Estate34:3482.4232
Harold ReimerAlto Velo34:5582.0133
Wim MichielsTeam Roku34:5781.9734
Ismail Jorio34:5881.9535
Derrick Chan35:0581.8136
Ryan Fisherpagemilling.com35:2081.5237
Jeff Kmetecpagemilling.com35:2881.3738
Eliot HertensteinStanford35:5680.8439
Bala SewardTeam Saucy Pancakes35:5680.8440
Michael RuthFoothill Fridays36:0280.7341
Torsten FinkWEDU NorCal / CVC36:0880.6242
Sam Zilberman36:0980.643
Rama RobertsPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles36:1780.4544
Travis Robinett37:0279.6345
Nils TikkanenCamo cats37:0579.5846
Jeremy McCulloch37:0779.5447
Vinson Fan37:1979.3348
James Robinsonpagemilling.com37:2679.249
Jeremy HuangStanford37:3878.9950
Péter Borosánpagemilling.com37:4078.9651
Austin WaltonAnything You Can Do, We Can Do It Slower37:4078.9652
Christian Paquet37:4078.9653
Dirk MandersWEDU NorCal / CVC37:4478.8954
Marco SoldanoWGMR37:5178.7755
Chris KirmseFoothill Fridays37:5578.756
Paul IsaacSan Jose Bicycle Club37:5778.6657
Sam LeistikoFoothill Fridays37:5878.6558
Andrew HsuPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles38:0478.5459
Jona SandicoWEDU NorCal / CVC38:1678.3460
Hrvoje TorbasinovicTeam Roku38:3278.0761
Andrey Okhlopkov38:4477.8662
Karl EtzelWGMR38:5277.7363
Tony Jin38:5677.6664
Steve U..39:0077.665
Alex HoFoothill Fridays39:0177.5866
aoaoClimb ToT39:0577.5167
Dustin CookWEDU NorCal / CVC39:2277.2468
Ross TinlinePen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles39:2577.1969
Markús Diehl39:3477.0470
Colin HaubrichFoothill Fridays39:3976.9671
Dave GaneWEDU NorCal / CVC39:4676.8572
Eric SheetsWEDU NorCal / CVC39:5576.773
Justin Eatinger40:0576.5474
Doug MacPhersonPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles40:0776.5175
sidhartha mathaiTeam Roku40:2476.2476
Robert BallardGrizzly Peak Cyclists40:2976.1677
Matthew DurandMurder Hornets40:3176.1378
Dwayne BaduaMezzytrash Club40:3176.1379
Rich Espiritu40:5375.7980
Matt KesselringWGMR40:5575.7681
Ramon PeriquetWEDU NorCal / CVC41:0975.5482
Todd STeam Roku41:2375.3383
Kevin GongTeam Roku41:3075.2284
Mihai R.Murder Hornets41:3575.1585
Gaurav DuggalFoothill Fridays41:4575.086
Ken LiewFoothill Fridays41:4674.9887
Philip Richardi42:0374.7388
Jon DegenhardtAlto Velo42:1274.689
Eric johnsenFoothill Fridays42:4574.1290
Tony SarathchandraAlto Velo42:4774.0991
Marshall Jackson43:3173.4692
Menko JohnsonPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles43:4673.2593
Brandon Reese43:4973.2194
Robert RagnoAlto Velo43:5173.1895
Richard Herms44:0173.0496
Jorge Chang44:1172.997
Matt McNamaraPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles44:3372.698
Matt HallAnything You Can Do, We Can Do It Slower44:3972.5299
Bryan KatisWGMR45:1172.09100
Stephen FongGOM45:1272.08101
Ashutosh TadkaseFoothill Fridays45:1672.03102
Don Bergstedt45:1872.0103
Greg SaylorAnything You Can Do, We Can Do It Slower45:2971.85104
Ryan FengFoothill Fridays46:1271.29105
Greg ScalesMurder Hornets46:1471.27106
Dan RutherfordFoothill Fridays46:4770.85107
Francisco Candalija48:0669.87108
Peter SteinerPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles48:3269.56109
Michael MuhlerAlto Velo48:3569.52110
Derek Gurney48:4969.36111
Fred E StammPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles49:1669.04112
Ronald Ngpagemilling.com49:2068.99113
Mehdi Moradipagemilling.com49:2168.98114
Kley Cardona50:0868.44115
Nayan P50:4268.06116
Philip Mallorypagemilling.com50:4268.06117
Siddhartha Banerjee51:0167.85118
David ReidyFoothill Fridays51:1467.7119
Richard TaskerFoothill Fridays51:3867.44120
Frank PaysenLow-Key51:4167.41121
Jeffery Deslich52:2566.93122
Howon L52:3666.82123
Bruce RobertsWestern Wheelers53:1566.41124
rik sagarTeam Roku53:2866.27125
Zhou Jiang53:4866.07126
Rehan Alam54:3565.59127
Jonathan LewisAlto Velo54:4965.45128
Ben ChantPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles56:5464.24129
Alon Albert58:0663.58130
Shane RuggieriWEDU NorCal / CVC58:5363.15131
Frank DrobotTeam Djament59:3962.74132
Tim Hepner1:00:0962.48133
John dB1:04:3660.29134
Ornob Aronnok1:10:1257.84135
Sabbir YousufGoogle1:10:3657.67136
Eric Hansonpagemilling.com1:11:0157.5137
WarrenI can do anything slower than you 🎵1:16:1655.49138
Quazi H1:24:2452.75139

Age group

F 29 and under

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Mai MeowClimb ToT40:3484.71

F 30 - 34

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Haley Holan38:2287.091
Natalie TAlto Velo45:2680.032
Mariah Ramirez58:4270.413

F 35 - 39

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Orthja EfingerAlto Velo36:5488.81
Melinda LuGrizzly Peak Cyclists38:2886.982
Suzanne Farrell39:4185.633
Christina J51:3275.154

F 40 - 44

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Kat ChenPartners in Climb1:28:0057.51

F 45 - 49

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Jennifer MacGouganPartners in Climb50:0076.291
Amy SegerenPartners in Climb56:4671.62
Meredith ForsterPartners in Climb1:31:2856.43

F 50 - 54

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
janene oMurder Hornets44:5480.511
Gowri GPartners in Climb1:08:0265.42

F 55 - 59

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Heather PeckLos Gatos Bicycle Racing Club (LGBRC)43:0782.151
Andrea CherniakMurder Hornets43:3181.772
Kate BergeronLos Gatos Bicycle Racing Club (LGBRC)45:3579.93
Annamarie Marsh LouiePartners in Climb1:05:4966.494
Irene ChowPartners in Climb1:08:2465.235
Diana GarbarinoSilicon Valley Triathlon Club1:08:5265.06

F 60 - 64

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Dagmar Beyerlein48:2977.471
Stella HackellLow-Key1:14:0862.652

F 65 - 69

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Yvonne WalbroehlPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles44:0881.21
Teri GaneWEDU NorCal / CVC44:2280.992
Lee DPartners in Climb58:4570.383

F 70 and over

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace

M 29 and under

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Matin MassoudiAlto Velo29:3089.221
Trevor Collet29:3089.222
Kevin KauffmanWil and the Gibblets30:2787.823
Adam BeliveauWil and the Gibblets30:2887.794
Charlie KlineStanford30:5287.225
Connor MackeyFoothill Fridays34:0583.016
Christopher BonillaSpeedblock Terun Cycling34:2382.647
Derrick Chan35:0581.818
Ryan Fisherpagemilling.com35:2081.529
Eliot HertensteinStanford35:5680.8410
Sam Zilberman36:0980.611
Jeremy McCulloch37:0779.5412
Jeremy HuangStanford37:3878.9913
Sam LeistikoFoothill Fridays37:5878.6514
aoaoClimb ToT39:0577.5115
Markús Diehl39:3477.0416
Rich Espiritu40:5375.7917
Matt KesselringWGMR40:5575.7618
Ryan FengFoothill Fridays46:1271.2919
Ornob Aronnok1:10:1257.8420

M 30 - 34

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Andrew ErnstAlto Velo25:5695.161
Wil GibbWil and the Gibblets28:5590.122
Donald HersamSpeedblock Terun Cycling29:0289.943
Charlie Stahl29:5588.64
Phillip Maierpagemilling.com30:0888.285
Jack LundWil and the Gibblets31:0886.856
Hannon AyerAlto Velo33:3183.77
Simon Bernal34:3282.468
Vinson Fan37:1979.339
Jona SandicoWEDU NorCal / CVC38:1678.3410
Tony Jin38:5677.6611
Dwayne BaduaMezzytrash Club40:3176.1312
Ashutosh TadkaseFoothill Fridays45:1672.0313
Howon L52:3666.8214

M 35 - 39

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Brad LTMG25:5595.191
Chris RitchieTMG29:1289.682
Dmitry AnoshinSan Jose Bicycle Club33:3383.663
Andrey Okhlopkov38:4477.864
Gaurav DuggalFoothill Fridays41:4575.05
Robert RagnoAlto Velo43:5173.186
Greg SaylorAnything You Can Do, We Can Do It Slower45:2971.857
Philip Mallorypagemilling.com50:4268.068
Zhou Jiang53:4866.079
Rehan Alam54:3565.5910

M 40 - 44

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Nat GreenTMG29:5688.571
Dan PannellWEDU NorCal / CVC30:4887.322
Peter BlausteinTMG33:2983.753
Oliver Kingpagemilling.com34:3382.444
Ismail Jorio34:5881.955
Bala SewardTeam Saucy Pancakes35:5680.846
Travis Robinett37:0279.637
James Robinsonpagemilling.com37:2679.28
Péter Borosánpagemilling.com37:4078.969
Austin WaltonAnything You Can Do, We Can Do It Slower37:4078.9610
Hrvoje TorbasinovicTeam Roku38:3278.0711
Dustin CookWEDU NorCal / CVC39:2277.2412
Ken LiewFoothill Fridays41:4674.9813
Philip Richardi42:0374.7314
Nayan P50:4268.0615
Jonathan LewisAlto Velo54:4965.4516
Sabbir YousufGoogle1:10:3657.6717
Quazi H1:24:2452.7518

M 45 - 49

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Hoss HayatiAlto Velo27:5791.661
David ChangWGMR32:2485.132
Ian Francisco33:0084.363
Michael RuthFoothill Fridays36:0280.734
Nils TikkanenCamo cats37:0579.585
Matthew DurandMurder Hornets40:3176.136
Mihai R.Murder Hornets41:3575.157
Brandon Reese43:4973.218
Matt HallAnything You Can Do, We Can Do It Slower44:3972.529
Francisco Candalija48:0669.8710
Mehdi Moradipagemilling.com49:2168.9811
Siddhartha Banerjee51:0167.8512
Tim Hepner1:00:0962.4813
Eric Hansonpagemilling.com1:11:0157.514

M 50 - 54

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Jamey Slaton ⓋMurder Hornets33:0184.341
Shai TraisterAlto Velo33:3283.682
Wim MichielsTeam Roku34:5781.973
Rama RobertsPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles36:1780.454
Chris KirmseFoothill Fridays37:5578.75
Karl EtzelWGMR38:5277.736
Colin HaubrichFoothill Fridays39:3976.967
sidhartha mathaiTeam Roku40:2476.248
Eric johnsenFoothill Fridays42:4574.129
Tony SarathchandraAlto Velo42:4774.0910
Menko JohnsonPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles43:4673.2511
Jorge Chang44:1172.912
Dan RutherfordFoothill Fridays46:4770.8513
Michael MuhlerAlto Velo48:3569.5214
David ReidyFoothill Fridays51:1467.715
Richard TaskerFoothill Fridays51:3867.4416
John dB1:04:3660.2917

M 55 - 59

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Chris PeckEveryday Heroes Real Estate29:1189.71
Bill LaddishWEDU NorCal / CVC32:2485.132
Matthew Kramer32:2885.053
David Collet33:2683.814
Allan SherlockEveryday Heroes Real Estate34:3482.425
Torsten FinkWEDU NorCal / CVC36:0880.626
Dirk MandersWEDU NorCal / CVC37:4478.897
Marco SoldanoWGMR37:5178.778
Paul IsaacSan Jose Bicycle Club37:5778.669
Andrew HsuPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles38:0478.5410
Steve U..39:0077.611
Alex HoFoothill Fridays39:0177.5812
Eric SheetsWEDU NorCal / CVC39:5576.713
Doug MacPhersonPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles40:0776.5114
Robert BallardGrizzly Peak Cyclists40:2976.1615
Todd STeam Roku41:2375.3316
Kevin GongTeam Roku41:3075.2217
Matt McNamaraPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles44:3372.618
Bryan KatisWGMR45:1172.0919
Stephen FongGOM45:1272.0820
Greg ScalesMurder Hornets46:1471.2721
Derek Gurney48:4969.3622
rik sagarTeam Roku53:2866.2723
Shane RuggieriWEDU NorCal / CVC58:5363.1524
WarrenI can do anything slower than you 🎵1:16:1655.4925

M 60 - 64

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Ross TinlinePen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles39:2577.191
Justin Eatinger40:0576.542
Ramon PeriquetWEDU NorCal / CVC41:0975.543
Marshall Jackson43:3173.464
Don Bergstedt45:1872.05
Ronald Ngpagemilling.com49:2068.996
Ben ChantPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles56:5464.247
Alon Albert58:0663.588

M 65 - 69

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Harold ReimerAlto Velo34:5582.011
Jeff Kmetecpagemilling.com35:2881.372
Christian Paquet37:4078.963
Dave GaneWEDU NorCal / CVC39:4676.854
Jon DegenhardtAlto Velo42:1274.65
Richard Herms44:0173.046
Kley Cardona50:0868.447
Frank PaysenLow-Key51:4167.418
Jeffery Deslich52:2566.939

M 70 and over

RiderTeamTimeScorePlace
Peter SteinerPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles48:3269.561
Fred E StammPen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles49:1669.042
Bruce RobertsWestern Wheelers53:1566.413
Frank DrobotTeam Djament59:3962.744

Teams

TeamRider 1Rider 2Rider 3Total ScorePlace
Alto Velo95.16 (Andrew Ernst)91.66 (Hoss Hayati)89.22 (Matin Massoudi)276.041
TMG95.19 (Brad L)89.68 (Chris Ritchie)88.57 (Nat Green)273.442
Wil and the Gibblets90.12 (Wil Gibb)87.82 (Kevin Kauffman)87.79 (Adam Beliveau)265.733
WEDU NorCal / CVC87.32 (Dan Pannell)85.13 (Bill Laddish)80.99 (Teri Gane)253.444
pagemilling.com88.28 (Phillip Maier)82.44 (Oliver King)81.52 (Ryan Fisher)252.245
Stanford87.22 (Charlie Kline)80.84 (Eliot Hertenstein)78.99 (Jeremy Huang)247.056
Murder Hornets84.34 (Jamey Slaton Ⓥ)81.77 (Andrea Cherniak)80.51 (janene o)246.627
Foothill Fridays83.01 (Connor Mackey)80.73 (Michael Ruth)78.7 (Chris Kirmse)242.448
WGMR85.13 (David Chang)78.77 (Marco Soldano)77.73 (Karl Etzel)241.639
Pen Velo Racing / Summit Bicycles81.2 (Yvonne Walbroehl)80.45 (Rama Roberts)78.54 (Andrew Hsu)240.1910
Team Roku81.97 (Wim Michiels)78.07 (Hrvoje Torbasinovic)76.24 (sidhartha mathai)236.2811
Anything You Can Do, We Can Do It Slower78.96 (Austin Walton)72.52 (Matt Hall)71.85 (Greg Saylor)223.3312
Partners in Climb76.29 (Jennifer MacGougan)71.6 (Amy Segeren)70.38 (Lee D)218.2713
Speedblock Terun Cycling89.94 (Donald Hersam)82.64 (Christopher Bonilla)172.5814
Everyday Heroes Real Estate89.7 (Chris Peck)82.42 (Allan Sherlock)172.1215
Grizzly Peak Cyclists86.98 (Melinda Lu)76.16 (Robert Ballard)163.1416
San Jose Bicycle Club83.66 (Dmitry Anoshin)78.66 (Paul Isaac)162.3217
Climb ToT84.7 (Mai Meow)77.51 (aoao)162.2118
Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club (LGBRC)82.15 (Heather Peck)79.9 (Kate Bergeron)162.0519
Low-Key67.41 (Frank Paysen)62.65 (Stella Hackell)130.0620
Team Saucy Pancakes80.84 (Bala Seward)80.8421
Camo cats79.58 (Nils Tikkanen)79.5822
Mezzytrash Club76.13 (Dwayne Badua)76.1323
GOM72.08 (Stephen Fong)72.0824
Western Wheelers66.41 (Bruce Roberts)66.4125
Silicon Valley Triathlon Club65.0 (Diana Garbarino)65.026
Team Djament62.74 (Frank Drobot)62.7427
Google57.67 (Sabbir Yousuf)57.6728
I can do anything slower than you 🎵55.49 (Warren)55.4929